Hot hatches

192kW/360Nm for Toyota Yaris GR 2020

By Tung Nguyen · 10 Jan 2020

Toyota has officially lifted the lid on the production version of the Yaris GR hot hatch due to land in Australian showrooms later this year.Packing a 192kW/360Nm punch from a 1.6-litre turbo-petrol three-cylinder engine, the Yaris GR feeds drive to the p

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How Hyundai plans to upgrade its i30 N

By Stephen Ottley · 05 Jan 2020

It’s safe to say the Hyundai i30 N has been a surprise hit.

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Hyundai's Porsche rival: What we know so far

By Stephen Ottley · 02 Jan 2020

Hold onto your hats: Hyundai is preparing to take on Porsche with a mid-mounted, electrified sports car.

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Would you take a GR Yaris subscription?

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Dec 2019

While we know just about everything there is to know about the GR Yaris, there is still one worrying mystery left to be sold - just how much the pint-sized powerhouse will cost in Australia.

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Toyota's performance future detailed

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Dec 2019

We already know that Toyota is planning a range-wide performance attack, with several sporty models to follow the fire-breathing GR Yaris.And now we know what will power them, thanks to the Yaris' chief engineer Naohiko Saito.The GR Yaris is powered by a

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Toyota GR Yaris 2020 review: preview drive

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Dec 2019

It's been almost 20 years since Toyota last tried its hand at a proper performance car, but the Japanese brand is back with a bang with the GR Yaris. But is it enough to put Toyota back on the go-fast map?

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The GR Yaris is just the beginning:

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Dec 2019

Yes, the GR Yaris will steal the spotlight for the time being, given it's Toyota's first attempt at a hot hatch in years, but the brand is already hinting at a harder, faster GRMN version in the works.And that's saying something, given what we know alread

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Here's when you can buy an automatic i30 N

By Tom White · 17 Dec 2019

Hyundai has been promising an automatic version of its i30 N since the launch of the manual hatch back in 2017.

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Australia's bargain sports car revolution

By Andrew Chesterton · 27 Nov 2019

Australia stands on the cusp of a cut-price sports car revolution, with a host of affordable performance vehicles to begin arriving from next year.Yep, if you like lots of bang for your not much bucks, things are about to get very exciting indeed, with To

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Volkswagen's hottest Golf GTI is coming!

By Matt Campbell · 27 Nov 2019

The VW Golf GTI TCR 2020 model will be the most powerful - and most expensive - GTI hatch ever.

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